Iran Calls New EU, UK Sanctions ‘Baseless’

Iran has dismissed sanctions imposed this week by the United Kingdom and the European Union against Iranian individuals and entities claiming they are “baseless”.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani called the new round of sanctions “illegal and interventionist.”

He also added that the European parties have lost their “rationality” as such a “wrong approach” would restrict their “scope of interactions.”

Kanaani also threatened that Tehran will take countermeasures against such actions based on its national interests.

The European Union sanctioned 29 Iranians and three entities Monday over what it said was human rights violations related to suppression of ongoing protests.

A statement issued in Brussels, where foreign ministers met, said the move was over “their role in the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent response to the recent demonstrations in Iran.”

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told reporters that the new sanctions would “send a clear message to those who think they can suppress, intimidate and kill their own people without consequences.”

Britain also slapped a new round of sanctions on 24 Iranian officials who played a role in cracking down on protests after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

In a press release on Monday the United Kingdom announced the “sanctions target officials within the Iranian regime who are responsible for heinous human rights violations.”